The National Advocacy Center (NAC) has been working in overdrive the last couple of years. The year 2019 gives no indication that NAC will take its foot off the pedal. “Three issues currently dominate NAC’s work: immigration, human trafficking and people living in the margin of society. These are the issues behind the faces of…
“Fantastic conference on human trafficking!” “This was a really awesome day.” “Great advocacy. Great learning. Great leadership modeling.” These are just a few of the comments I heard from people who attended the National Advocacy Center (NAC) of Sisters of the Good Shepherd conference on human trafficking. I had a pretty good idea of what…
Shine the Light on perpetrators of human trafficking. Shine the Light on survivors and their hopes. Let’s all do our part to shine the light on survivors who have broken the chains of bondage. Let’s link together to end trafficking. The National Advocacy Center of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd is preparing to host…
Standing in solidarity with the people of Honduras was a matter of doing the right thing as far as Larry Couch was concerned. As Director of the Good Shepherd National Advocacy Center, he traveled to Honduras in February as part of a 50-member International Emergency Faith Delegation. This is his story. I was intrigued when…
Training youth for social justice advocacy is all in a day’s work for Good Shepherd National Advocacy Center (NAC). Director of NAC Larry Couch recently trained a group of students on techniques for meeting with legislators on Capitol Hill. The young men were from Georgetown Preparatory School in Bethesda, Maryland. Earlier this year Larry trained a group of young…
Let us lift every voice for justice was the rallying cry at Ecumenical Advocacy Days for Global Peace with Justice (EAD). The annual gathering in Washington, DC, took place from April 15-19. The event theme centered around racism, class and power. Larry Couch, Director of Good Shepherd National Advocacy Center (NAC), plays a vital role…
